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Accuracy

I don't think this is quite accurate -- the Dominions did not cease to be part of the empire after 1931. They are still part of the Empire, in fact, just under the new name of the Commonwealth. If you choose to point out when each Dominion became self-governing, you can also choose other dates, from the 1870s to the 1940s. 128.95.217.226 (talk) 18:00, 10 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I'm a bit baffled by the 1914-1938 transition as well. Canada and Australia appear to exit the British Empire, yet Newfoundland doesn't. I thought Newfoundland was self governing at that point (though not well governed, which is how it ended up given to Canada). If Australia was self governing, how did the Governor General take over Australia in 1975. I don't know enough New Guinea history to be sure, but the sequence looks confusing. Randall Bart Talk 05:03, 18 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I just looked at Statute of Westminster 1931#Application. Okay, Newfoundland never accepted it, and turned itself back over to UK control in 1934. However, it also says that it didn't apply to Australia and New Zealand until they ratified it, and they didn't until 1942 (Australia) and 1947 (New Zealand). So shouldn't Australia and New Zealand be pink in 1938? Randall Bart Talk 05:32, 18 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Year

If anyone revises this thing again, please make the year significantly larger. It's barely readable as is, and when it's shrunk (as at Evolution of the British Empire) it's unreadable. Randall Bart Talk 05:03, 18 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Start date

The start date is too early and only represents England. The earliest point you can start from is 1606 when Scotland and England joined. SiameseTurtle (talk) 20:57, 4 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Disagree - the British empire from 1707 is obviously a continuation of the English empire, so the logical place to start is with the earliest English colonies outside the British Isles (noting that Wales and the Irish Pale were acquired much earlier).86.18.241.153 (talk) 09:57, 14 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]